Suspected San Jose homicide victim identified

A man who was found dead of a suspected homicide in San Jose on Tuesday morning has been identified as 48-year-old Dat Nguyen, of Antioch, according to a police spokesman.

Police responding to a call at 8:04 a.m. Tuesday about a possible dead person lying on the ground in the 1900 block of Monterey Road found Nguyen there unconscious and not breathing, police Officer Albert Morales said.

Nguyen, whose body had visible injuries, was pronounced dead at the scene by first responders, Morales said.

There are no suspects and no known motive in the killing, which is being investigated by the Police Department's homicide unit, Morales said.

Anyone with information about the crime is urged to call the homicide unit at (408) 277-5283 or the Crime Stoppers anonymous tip line at (408) 7867.